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The lymph node capsule is composed of dense irregular connective tissue with some plain muscle fibers and from its internal surface are given off a number of membranous processes or […]

The mantle zone (or just mantle) of a lymphatic nodule (or lymphatic follicle) is an outer ring of small lymphocytes surrounding a germinal center.It is also known as the corona.It […]

The suspensory ligament (of Lockwood) forms a hammock stretching below the eyeball between the medial and lateral check ligaments and enclosing the inferior rectus and inferior oblique muscles of the […]

A lymph duct is a great lymphatic vessel that empties lymph into one of the subclavian veins. There are two lymph ducts in the body—the right lymphatic duct and the […]

An accessory digestive gland is a gland of the digestive system that is not a part of the digestive tract.An example of an accessory digestive gland is the exocrine pancreas.A […]

Foveolar cells are mucus-producing cells which cover the inside of the stomach protecting it from the corrosive nature of gastric acid. Foveolar cells are also known as surface mucous cells […]

The aortic bifurcation is the point at which the abdominal aorta bifurcates into the left and right common iliac arteries. The aortic bifurcation occurs usually at the level of the […]

Bellini duct carcinoma (BDC also known as low-grade collecting duct carcinoma and tubulocystic carcinoma) is a type of kidney cancer that originates in the duct of Bellini of the kidney. […]

Vestibular cortex is the portion of the cerebrum which responds to input from the vestibular system.The location is not well defined but some research indicates a right hemisphere dominance.Lesions of […]

The central tegmental tract is a structure in the midbrain and pons. The central tegmental tract includes ascending axonal fibers that arise from the rostral nucleus solitarius and terminate in […]